Your search "toa payoh" resulted in 23 Articles

• Solo Photowalk Routes: Walking with a Diana+ 20mm fisheye on my Nikon SLR

  
  What do you get when you use a Diana+ 20mm fisheye lens on your film SLR camera during a lomo walk? Pretty interesting results.
  April 17, 2013

• My Analogue Days: The Number One Mistake and Lesson When Shooting at Night

  
  When the sun goes down, night photography in film requires a different set of skills, know-how, and sometimes, luck. Other than the basic photography knowledge, you also need to know your camera. Here’s what I do to learn more about the cameras I have.
  April 01, 2013 1 comment 7 likes

• My Analogue Days: Living Lomo’s Rule #1 - Take your camera everywhere you go

  
  Choosing to stick with analogue photography is a conscious decision of mine. Chances are, I have a film camera with me even for a short trip to the shops just in case I stumble onto something interesting – which I did.
  March 25, 2013 4 likes

• Tipster: How To Get The Most With the Olympus PEN EE-2 Camera Under Low-Light Conditions

  
  If you own an Olympus PEN EE-2 camera, do you know what happens when you push the limits of your camera with a Black and White film? Here’s what I discovered.
  November 15, 2012 2 comments 8 likes

• My Accidental Discovery of a New Neighborhood Family Diner

  
  It was an impromptu decision that led us to discover this restaurant located deep inside a neighborhood community centre. Find out where after the jump.
  August 22, 2012 1 like

• Diana+ 20mm Fisheye Lens + Nikon SLR Mount Adaptor: The Creative Barrel Lens For Still Life And Landscapes

  
  When used with a film SLR, this toy lens will offer the still life or landscape photographer another creative photo option. Read on to learn why.
  August 09, 2012 2 comments 11 likes

• ★ It Was a Knock Out Indoor Kite Flying Demonstration

  
  When was the last time you flew a kite? What’s more, have you ever flown a kite indoors? All rudeness aside, kite flying as a traditional cultural sport may be a lost art for today’s generation. Growing up in Singapore, with open land space getting scarce by the year, it is really difficult to find a big open plot to fly your kite.
  July 11, 2012 1 like

• ★ What's that Shiny Thing Poking from the Sky?

  
  Exploring the artwork found within these few blocks of flats in my neighbourhood left me with more questions than answers.
  July 06, 2012

• Smooth but Strong Coffee at this Express Cafe

  
  Toa Payoh, one of Singapore’s oldest housing estates, is undergoing a major face lift. Not surprisingly, Toa Payoh is attracting international F&B chains such as Trung Nguyen Coffee to open an outlet here.
  July 05, 2012 3 likes

• How to be a Considerate Neighbour in Singapore

  
  In May 2012, Singapore’s Housing & Development Board organized its first-ever Heartlands Youthoria event to educate children on how to be a good neighbor. Read on to understand why.
  June 29, 2012 1 like

• Why We Love Singapore – A Photo Exhibit

  
  As a lead up to the country's 47th birthday on the 9th of August, the Lion City's birthday organizer decided to take us Singaporeans on a journey to rediscover the place we call home. A photographic exhibit is one of the ways that they are doing it.
  June 28, 2012 2 comments 3 likes

• Is the LC-W Really Worth its Recommended Retail Price?

  
  Is the LC-Wide really worth its recommended retail price? No, let me rephrase that question. Is the LC-Wide a value for money? Read what a first time user of the LC-Wide has to say about one of Lomography's most expensive cameras.
  June 25, 2012 10 comments 29 likes

• Siglap: A Quaint Food District in Singapore

  
  This food paradise is not just a haven for foodies but for people or professionals wanting a place to chill out or just have an off-site meeting to brainstorm for their next big thing.
  June 04, 2012

• A Fast Food Place that is Not Your Average Burger Joint

  
  Student-friendly prices, nice décor, friendly and attentive staff are just some of the things I noticed about this newly-opened Cartel Express food outlet in my neighborhood. It used to be that if you wanted to have a meal at Cafe Cartel in Singapore, you would have to head over to Siglap estate, where Cafe Cartel first started its operations. But now, the cafe has established several outlets across this tiny island. One of them, Cartel Express, which is located in my neighborhood, Toa Payoh.
  June 01, 2012

• Night Tripping with the AgfaPhoto Vista 400 35mm

  
  Spending less time to shoot in the day means exploring night photography as the next viable option. And this will require using a film such as the AgfaPhoto Vista 400 that will perform well under less than ideal conditions.
  May 31, 2012 4 comments 8 likes

• ★ Your Neighborhood’s Boring? Look Again

  
  Think you got nothing to shoot? Try looking at your own neighborhood again. You’ll be surprised at what you can find if you looked hard enough.
  May 16, 2012 6 comments 7 likes

• Love, love, love: A Date Spot At Your Door Step

  
  Who says you need to spend heaps on a venue to enjoy a date? It’s the thought (and lots of creativity) that counts. Here’s another cheesy idea.
  March 16, 2012 5 likes

• My Favorite Piece of Greenery for Some Peace and Quiet

  
  Overshadowed by Singapore’s Toa Payoh flagship Town Park, this little piece of greenery is often overlooked by many as a greenery haven, that is, if they even know it exists.
  February 20, 2012 2 likes

• Oldies Over at Toa Payoh

  
  If we talk about old public housing in Singapore, that would be Toa Payoh. Toa Payoh (大巴窑), located in the Central Region, is one of the oldest districts in Singapore. It had the first few satellite public housing estates of Singapore built there. The name itself is Hokkien and it means "big swamp" as there was a swampy area that preceded the later development of the market garden of Chinese people there.
  January 19, 2012 1 like

• Dragon Playing in the Playground

  
  Getting yourselves on the swing, running around with your friends playing catch (a game wherein someone ends up being tagged as "it" and chases the other players around), sinking your feet into the grains of sand and playing on the seesaw. Does this remind you guys of somewhere? Yes, it is an old kind of playground with a sandpit base. Today, I will introduce you guys to a unique playground with the design of a dragon which is located in Toa Payoh.
  January 17, 2012 3 likes